One might think that the child would be afraid of such a large animal, but the intrepid young girl ran up to the beast and began scratching it behind the ears.
What does intrepid mean?
fearless
100
The aroma of garlic is unmistakable. It's scent can be detected for days.
What does aroma mean?
scent; smell; odor
100
That isn't new. It's dilapidated!
What does dilapidated mean?
in a state of disrepair
100
The flowers of dandelions are edible or able to be eaten.
What does edible mean?
able to be eaten
100
The neighborhood chatterbox has again been spreading malicious gossip
What does malicious mean?
cruel
200
He offered me twenty dollars to eat a dragonfly. I need money so badly that I am inclined to accept his challenge.
What does inclined mean?
likely to do something
200
I abhord traffic jams and hate it when my ride to work is delayed.
What does abhord mean?
hate; strong dislike
200
The boxes weren't exactly heavy, just cumbersome, unlike the easy to carry bags with handles.
What does cumbersome mean?
difficult to handle
200
People were told not to eat the tainted fish. Eating fish with a disease can be very dangerous to your health.
What does tainted mean?
harmful; contaminated
200
This virus has really depleted my energy. I get tired just walking across the room.
What does depleted mean?
taken away; decreased; lessen in power
300
I can't believe it! Right in the middle of our conversation, joe turned around abruptly, and walked out of the room!
What does abruptly mean?
suddenly
300
Planted in late fall, growth of the bulbs is stimulated, or encouraged.
What does stimulated mean?
encouraged; spurred into action
300
If you water them regularly, you will have an adundant amount of daffodils in the spring. If you do not water them, only a few will grow.
What does abundant mean?
many; large amount or quantity
300
The line for the new movie seemed indefinite as if it would go on forever.
What does indefinite mean?
neverending
300
The lovely egret is in danger of extinction because clothing manufacturers use its long, beautiful tail feathers to make hats.
What is an egret
a type of bird
400
This political landscape is full of dangers so a good politician must exercise prudence in their policy making.
What is prudence?
carefulness
400
Many people now feel that typewriters are archaic, or old-fashioned.
What does archaic mean?
old-fashioned; out-of-date
400
Rather than repress your feelings, you should let them out. Doing so will reudce your stress.
What does repress mean?
to hold in; to hold back
400
The teacher was afraid to take the boisterous students into the library. She knew the gym was a better setting for them.
What does boisterous mean?
loud
400
JFK was a very charismatic president. People were attracted to his charm, enthusiasm, and magnetic personality.
What does charismatic mean?
charming; influential
500
When John received the job offer, he was so overcome with felicity that he could barely find the words to accept it.
What does felicity mean?
strong happiness
500
The thought of eating a rat is abhorrent, or horrible, to most people.
What does abhorrent mean?
horrible
500
Loud noise and poor lighting are not conducive to learning?
What does conducive mean?
to be favorable or good for; to cause or bring about
500
The start time for classes is immutable, so they are unable to change.
What does immutable mean?
being unable to change
500
Since our team will not make the playoffs this year, the results of the remaining games are pretty much inconsequential.
What does inconsequential mean?